Museum number:
| APM 15.979 |
Subcollection:
| ethnographic pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| geometric pattern |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van aardewerk met conische ketel, conde onderzijde met lekgat en oplopende steel zonder manchet. Ketelbasis en filt verzwaard, de brede filt met staande knorren. Ketel rondom smalle baan concentrische en verticale ingekraste lijnen. Steel zes ingesneorde windingen, gearceerd en glad. |
Date:
| Period | 1920 - 1950 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 4.61 in (11.7 cm) |
| Width | 1.85 in (4.7 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 3.35 in (8.5 cm) |
| Weight | 205 gram |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
| Pipe shape | conic |
| Material | pottery (ceramic) |
| Technique | hand-formed |
| Colour | dark brown |
| Traces of use | gerookt |
Production
| Continent | Africa |
| Region international | West Africa |
| Country | Cameroon |
| Region national | Grasslands |
| Ethnicity | Bamessing |
Acquisition
| Year | 2000 |
| Provenance | Douala, Kouotou Ousmanfé |
| Kameroen, Bamessing, 2000 |
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